The efficacy and function of summer grass

Prunella vulgaris is a very important Chinese medicinal material that can treat many diseases. When people develop symptoms of illness in their lives, it is best to use traditional Chinese medicine for treatment according to the doctor's advice, because traditional Chinese medicine has no side effects. Treating diseases is good for the body, but Prunella Vulgaris is a medicine that should be used more frequently. So what are the effects and functions of Prunella Vulgaris?

The effect of Prunella Vulgaris

It can clear the liver, dissipate nodules and act as a diuretic; it can treat plague, mastitis, eye pain, jaundice, gonorrhea, hypertension, etc.; the leaves can be used as a tea substitute.

It is used to treat lymph tuberculosis, goiter, scrofula, goiter, mastitis, breast cancer, night pain in the eyes, photophobia and tearing, dizziness, facial paralysis, muscle and bone pain, pulmonary tuberculosis, acute icteric infectious hepatitis, metrorrhagia, and leucorrhea.

2 About the consumption of Prunella vulgaris

About the consumption of Prunella vulgaris

Selfheal is the fruit spike of Selfheal or Selfheal of the Lamiaceae family. It tastes bitter and is cold in nature, with a refreshing fragrance and can be used to dissipate qi and can rise or fall. It has the effects of clearing the liver and purging fire, reducing swelling and detoxifying. It is mainly used to treat headaches, dizziness, fever, tinnitus, eye pain, hepatitis and other diseases. Perfect for the recent hot and humid weather.

However, not everyone can eat Prunella Vulgaris. People with weak spleen and stomach, children, pregnant women, women during menstruation, etc. are not suitable for eating it. Because long-term use of selfheal saponin components can irritate the stomach. In addition, it may also cause allergic reactions after taking it: skin hives, papules or erythema, itching all over the body, stomach discomfort, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, abdominal pain, diarrhea, palpitations, etc. Therefore, before consuming Prunella Vulgaris, citizens should have a general understanding of their own bodies and avoid consuming it indiscriminately. Otherwise, not only will the "fire" fail to be reduced, but the condition will be aggravated. In addition, because Prunella Vulgaris is cold in nature, it should not be eaten too much, and it is sufficient to eat it once a week.

Therapeutic effects of Prunella vulgaris

1. Prunella vulgaris tastes bitter and pungent, and is cold in nature; it enters the liver and gallbladder meridians; it has a refreshing fragrance and can be used to lift or lower.

2. It has the effects of clearing liver and purging fire, relieving depression and dispersing stagnation, reducing swelling and detoxifying;

3. It is mainly used to treat headache, dizziness, irritability, tinnitus, red eyes, photophobia, pain in the eyeballs, distension and pain in the ribs, scrofula, goiter, mastitis, mumps, furunculosis and hepatitis.